A letter from 22 business and labor organizations criticized the Obama administration's handling of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Meanwhile, tensions between law enforcement and protest groups heighten as activists refuse to budge in the standoff. READ MORESHARE

“Today I believe that all of our customers are investigating adding rigs in 2017,” he said. “The key takeaway is that this is the first time our customers are even talking about increasing activity and adding rigs." READ MORESHARE

The EPA last week issued final control technology guidelines for oil and gas industry volatile organic compound emissions. But the American Petroleum Institute said the agency should first complete its information collection request from the industryREAD MORESHARE

Hoover Container Solutions, the Ferguson Group and CHEP Catalyst & Chemical Containers have merged to form the Hoover Ferguson Group. The joint-venture company plans to have a prominent market presence in every major energy basin.READ MORESHARE